God’s Judgment Unavoidable

1 I saw° the Lord° standing° beside° the aaltar°, and He said°, “Smite° the capitals° so that the bthresholds° will shake°, And cbreak° them on the heads° of them all°! Then I will dslay° the rest° of them with the sword°; They will enot have a fugitive° who will flee°, Or a refugee° who will escape°.
2 “Though° they dig° into aSheol°, From there° will My hand° take° them; And though° they bascend° to heaven°, From there° will I bring° them down°.
3 “Though° they hide° on the summit° of Carmel°, I will asearch° them out and take° them from there°; And though° they bconceal° themselves from My sight° on the floor° of the sea°, From there° I will command° the cserpent° and it will bite° them.
4 “And though° they go° into acaptivity° before° their enemies°, From there° I will command° the sword° that it slay° them, And I will bset° My eyes° against° them for evil° and not for good°.”

5 ¶ The Lord°IGOD° of hosts°, The One who atouches° the land° so that it melts°, And ball° those who dwell° in it mourn°, And all° of it rises° up like the Nile° And subsides° like the Nile° of Egypt°;
6 The One who builds° His Iaupper° chambers° in the heavens° And has founded° His vaulted° dome° over° the earth°, He who bcalls° for the waters° of the sea° And cpours° them out on the face° of the earth°,dThe LORD° is His name°.

7 ¶ “Are you not as the sons° of aEthiopia° to Me, O sons° of Israel°?” declares° the LORD°. “Have I not brought° up Israel° from the land° of Egypt°, And the bPhilistines° from Caphtor° and the cArameans° from dKir°?
8 “Behold°, the aeyes° of the Lord° GOD° are on the sinful° kingdom°, And I will bdestroy° it from the face° of the earth°; Nevertheless°°, I will cnot totally° destroy° the house° of Jacob°,” Declares° the LORD°.
9 “For behold°, I am commanding°, And I will ashake° the house° of Israel° among all° nations° As [grain] is shaken° in a sieve°, But not a Ikernel° will fall° to the ground°.
10 “All° the asinners° of My people° will die° by the sword°, Those who say°, ‘bThe calamity° will not overtake° or confront° us.’

The Restoration of Israel

11 ¶ “In that day° I will araise° up the fallen°Ibbooth° of David°, And wall° up its cbreaches°; I will also raise° up its ruins° And rebuild° it as in the ddays° of old°;
12aThat they may possess° the remnant° of bEdom° And all° the Inations° who° are ccalled° by My name°,” Declares° the LORD° who does° this°.

13 ¶ “Behold°, days° are coming°,” declares° the LORD°, “When the aplowman° will overtake° the reaper° And the treader° of grapes° him who sows° seed°; When the bmountains° will drip° sweet°cwine° And all° the hills° will be dissolved°.
14 “Also I will arestore° the Icaptivity° of My people° Israel°, And they will brebuild° the ruined° cities° and live° [in them]; They will also cplant° vineyards° and drink° their wine°, And make° gardens° and eat° their fruit°.
15 “I will also plant° them on their land°, And athey will not again° be rooted° out from their land° Which° I have given° them,” Says° the LORD° your God°.

The certainty of the desolation.

1 ¶ I sawºª² the Lordº standingºª upon² the altar:º and he said,ºª Smiteºª the lintel² of the door,¹ that the postsº may shake:ºª and cutºª them in the head,º all² of them; and I will slayºª the lastº of them with the sword:º he that fleethºª of them shall not² flee away,ºª and he that escapethº of them shall not² be delivered.ºª2 Though² they digºª into hell,º thence²² shall mine handº takeºª them; though² they climb upºª to heaven,º thence²² will I bring them down:ºª3 And though² they hide¹ª themselves² in the topº of Carmel,º I will searchºª and take² them out¹ª thence;²² and though² they be hidºª from²² my sightº in the bottomº of the sea,º thence²² will I commandºª² the serpent,º and he shall biteºª them: 4 And though² they go¹ª² into captivityº beforeº their enemies,ºª thence²² will I commandºª² the sword,º and it shall slayºª them: and I will setºª mine eyesº upon² them for evil,º and not² for good.º5 And the Lordº GODº of hostsº [is] he that touchethºª the land,º and it shall melt,ºª and all² that dwellºª therein shall mourn:ºª and it shall rise upºª wholly² like a flood;º and shall be drowned,ºª as [by] the floodº of Egypt.º6 [It is] he that buildethºª his storiesº in the heaven,º and hath foundedºª his troopº in² the earth;º he that callethºª for the watersº of the sea,º and poureth them outºª upon² the faceº of the earth:º The LORDº [is] his name.º7 [Are] ye² not² as childrenº of the Ethiopiansº unto me, O childrenº of Israel?º saithºª the LORD.º Have not² I brought upºª² Israelº out of the landº² of Egypt?º and the Philistinesº from Caphtor,º² and the Syriansº from Kir?º²8 Behold,² the eyesº of the Lordº GODº [are] upon the sinful¹² kingdom,º and I will destroyºª it from off²² the faceº of the earth;º savingº that² I will not² utterly¹ª destroyºª² the houseº of Jacob,º saithºª the LORD.º9 For,² lo,² I² will command,ºª and I will siftºª² the houseº of Israelº among all² nations,º like as² [corn] is siftedºª in a sieve,º yet shall not² the least grainº fallºª upon the earth.º10 All² the sinnersº of my peopleº shall dieºª by the sword,º which say,ºª The evilº shall not² overtakeºª nor preventºª² us.

The restoring of the Tabernacle of David.

11 ¶ In that² dayº will I raise upºª² the tabernacleº of Davidº that is fallen,ºª and close upºª² the breachesº thereof; and I will raise upºª his ruins,º and I will buildºª it as in the daysº of old:º12 That² they may possessºª² the remnantº of Edom,º and of all² the heathen,º which² are called¹ª by²² my name,º saithºª the LORDº that doethºª this.²13 Behold,² the daysº come,ºª saithºª the LORD,º that the plowmanºª shall overtakeºª the reaper,ºª and the treaderºª of grapesº him that sowethºª seed;º and the mountainsº shall dropºª sweet wine,º and all² the hillsº shall melt.ºª14 And I will bring againºª² the captivityº of my peopleº of Israel,º and they shall buildºª the wasteºª cities,º and inhabitºª [them]; and they shall plantºª vineyards,º and drinkºª² the wineº thereof; they shall also makeºª gardens,º and eatºª² the fruitº of them. 15 And I will plantºª them upon² their land,º and they shall no² more² be pulled upºª out of²² their landº which² I have givenºª them, saithºª the LORDº thy God.º